U.S. Open Cup

Seattle Sounders FC vs LAFC, 2024 U.S. Open Cup, Semifinals

· U.S. Open Cup
Seattle Sounders FC
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    LAFC
    • 83': Dénis Bouanga (P)

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    Seattle Sounders FC are hosting LAFC at Starfire Sports Stadium, Tukwila, Washington, USA, starting on . The match is a part of the U.S. Open Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Alex Roldan.
    • 3': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 9': Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 13': Attempt missed. Cristian Olivera (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Palencia with a headed pass.
    • 15': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Jackson Ragen.
    • 17': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 17': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 18': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Rothrock.
    • 22': Foul by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 22': Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Obed Vargas.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Morris.
    • 35': Foul by Kei Kamara (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 35': Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Dénis Bouanga.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Rusnák with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 38': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 39': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 40': Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 41': Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 45': Kei Kamara (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 45'+1': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Aaron Long.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 0.
    • 46': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 46': Kei Kamara (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Timothy Tillman (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 50': Yeimar Gómez (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 54': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 55': Attempt saved. Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Paulo.
    • 57': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 57': Maxime Chanot (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 61': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 61': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Paul Rothrock (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 62': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dénis Bouanga with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 63': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Andrew Thomas.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Eddie Segura (Los Angeles Football Club) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aaron Long following a corner.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Tillman.
    • 65': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez.
    • 67': Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 67': João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Hand ball by Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ilie Sánchez replaces Timothy Tillman.
    • 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mateusz Bogusz replaces Cristian Olivera.
    • 72': Aaron Long (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 74': Attempt missed. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mateusz Bogusz.
    • 75': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Pedro de la Vega replaces Paul Rothrock.
    • 76': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 78': Hand ball by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 78': Foul by Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 78': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces João Paulo.
    • 80': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Chanot.
    • 80': Penalty conceded by Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 81': Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Goal! Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 84': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Georgi Minoungou replaces Alex Roldan.
    • 85': Foul by Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 85': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Ryan Hollingshead replaces Omar Campos.
    • 90': Foul by Georgi Minoungou (Seattle Sounders FC).
    • 90': Ryan Hollingshead (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Sergi Palencia (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+4': Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Pedro de la Vega (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Ryan Hollingshead.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Mateusz Bogusz (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+6': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+8': Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Dénis Bouanga (Los Angeles Football Club).
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Seattle Sounders FC 0, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 0
    56.5 Possession 43.5
    11 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.1
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    406 Accurate Passes 284
    509 Passes 386
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    14 Crosses 18
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    83 Long Balls 74
    30 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 22
    17 Tackles 28
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 14
    23 Effective Clearances 17
    23 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: U.S. Open Cup

    Venue: Starfire Sports Stadium
    Location: Tukwila, Washington, USA
    Attendance: 4,109

    Line-Ups

    SEA Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 Andy Thomas (GK)
    25 Jackson Ragen
    28 Yeimar Gómez Yellow Card
    5 Nouhou Tolo
    16 Alex Roldan Yellow Card
    11 Albert Rusnák
    6 João Paulo
    18 Obed Vargas
    13 Jordan Morris
    14 Paul Rothrock
    7 Cristian Roldan
    Seattle Sounders FC Substitutes:
    Joshua Atencio, Stefan Frei, Raúl Ruidíaz, Nathan Cardoso, Pedro de la Vega, Reed Baker-Whiting, Georgi Minoungou.

    LAFC LAFC (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    25 Maxime Chanot
    33 Aaron Long Yellow Card
    4 Eddie Segura
    11 Timothy Tillman
    8 Lewis O'Brien
    2 Omar Campos
    14 Sergi Palencia Yellow Card
    23 Kei Kamara
    99 Dénis Bouanga
    13 Cristian Olivera
    LAFC Substitutes:
    Mateusz Bogusz, Thomas Hasal, David Martínez, Erik Dueñas, Nathan Ordaz, Ilie Sánchez, Ryan Hollingshead.

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